Map of Travels

Click on map pins for any details and links to the respective posts (if they exist). INTERNATIONAL MAP: Rome, ItalyParis, FranceFlorence, ItalyVenice, ItalyMilan, ItalyToulouse, FranceBordeaux, FranceMarseille, FranceSaint-Malo, FranceNantes, FranceStrasbourg, FranceNice, FranceCaen, FranceLondon, EnglandEdinburgh, ScotlandStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyLuxembourg, LuxembourgBrussels, BelgiumGhent, BelgiumFrankfurt, Hesse, GermanyMunich, Bavaria, GermanySalzburg, AustriaReykjavík, IcelandEgilsstaðir, IcelandVík, IcelandAkureyri, IcelandAmalfi, SA, ItalyRio de Janeiro – RJ, BrazilSãoContinueContinue reading “Map of Travels”

Stereolithography (SLA)

For the holiday season, I decided to treat myself to a new 3-D printer. This unique printer was not a classic FDM (fused-deposition-modeling) printer, where layers of liquid plastic are extruded on top of each other. This printer was an SLA (stereolithography) printer. Welcome to the family, Elegoo Saturn 2! SLA printers project successive UV masks ontoContinueContinue reading “Stereolithography (SLA)”

Cannery Row

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck is a classic American slice-of-life novel that follows a group of communal, yet unmistakably distinct characters navigating their self-contained world within the neighborhood surrounding Cannery Row.  Cannery Row itself is simply a street with a sardine cannery. Through the noise and pollution of the cannery, we focus on Lee Chong’sContinueContinue reading “Cannery Row”

The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness

Author: Tim Keller The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness is a short book written by the late Tim Keller, a prominent religious pastor and theologian. I read this book one morning in Manhattan while waiting for my noontime train back to Boston. Although I myself am not religious, I have always been interested in what ChristianContinueContinue reading “The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness”

The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

Author: Eugenia Cheng I’ve always prided myself on being a logical person. My choice of career, hobbies, and even conversation topics make no secret of this. So naturally, a book on the application of logic to life’s questions, written by a Cambridge mathematician, would be right up my alley. Surely this book reaffirmed my unwaveringContinueContinue reading “The Art of Logic in an Illogical World”